Showing all newswire headlines

If you've ever wondered how hacking began and who the first hackers were, wonder no more. Take a look at The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage.

In this article, you will learn how to install Yarn and manage NodeJS dependencies on CentOS 8 using the command line.

MNT Research has gone to Crowd Supply to launch a $999, open source hardware “MNT Reform” laptop that runs Linux on an i.MX8M based Boundary Devices Nitrogen8M SOM and offers a 12.5-inch HD screen and an NVMe SSD. We first reported on the MNT Reform laptop back in 2017 when the prototype was equipped with […]

In a previous article, you explored how to control the firewall at the command line in Fedora. Now you are going to see how to see how add, remove, and list services, protocols and ports in order to block or allow them. A short recap First, it’s a good idea to check the status of […]

Not just announced for Linux, it's being built with the open source Godot Engine! Cassette Beasts looks like a fun new RPG coming to Linux.

Node.js is a cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment built on Chrome’s JavaScript, designed to execute JavaScript code on the server-side. It is generally used to build back-end applications, but it is also popular as a full-stack and front-end solution. npm is the default package manager for Node.js and the world’s largest software registry. In this tutorial, we will explore three different ways of installing Node.js and npm on Ubuntu 20.04.

MYIR’s $599 Vision Edge Computing Platform (VECP) Starter Kit runs Linux on its Zynq UltraScale+ based MYC-CZU3EG module and integrates a CSI-connected Sony camera plus 4K@30 ISP, GigE Vision, and USB3 Vision IP cores. Last July, MYIR announced a MYC-CZU3EG CPU Module based on Xilinx’s quad -A53, FPGA-equipped Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC along with a MYD-CZU3EG […]

Find out how to leverage systemd to increase the security of your services through sandboxing.

An important step towards optimizing energy consumption is knowing your actual consumption. My house was built during the oil crisis in the 1970s, and due to the lack of a natural gas connection, the builders decided to use electricity to do all of the heating (water and home heating). This is not unusual for this area of Germany, and it remains an appropriate solution in countries that depend highly on nuclear power. read more

A guide to making work and study easier during the pandemic

Watson is a CLI-based open source utility that helps you track the time spent on projects. The program also lets you generate reports to provide to clients as and when needed.

Building a homelab can be a fun way to entertain yourself while learning new concepts and experimenting with new technologies. Thanks to the popularity of single-board computers (SBCs), led by the Raspberry Pi, it is easier than ever to build a multi-computer lab right from the comfort of your home. read more

This guide lists various methods to find Hard disk drive details in Linux operating systems. Using the below methods, you can able to find the hard disk make, hard disk type, size, firmware version and other hardware parameters.

Canonical announced that their latest Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) operating system series is now officially certified for all supported Raspberry Pi single-board computers.

No one would really consider systemd to be a troubleshooting tool, but when I encountered a problem on my webserver, my growing knowledge of systemd and some of its features helped me locate and circumvent the problem. read more

On May 15, 2009, I entered the world of social networks. After a short analysis, I realized that Twitter could offer me the best proximity to different interests, especially because the speed of personal interaction was very high, and in fact, it still is.

Revisit what it’s like to run a PDP-10 and be eaten by a grue. Source code for seminal adventure game has been Zork recovered and published on GitHub.…

The Debian Project has released Debian GNU/Linux 10.4 as the fourth maintenance update to the latest Debian GNU/Linux 10 “Buster” operating system series.

In this post, I’ll try to explain why it is a better idea to open a discussion before sending your pull request to any open source project you would like to contribute to (even if they don’t state this), and why this is extremely important from the OSS’s maintainers point of view.

There are actually many reasons why you might want to have Transmission web interface. One of these is when your office doesn’t allow access to torrents but you still wish to download them with only one intend to get the job done as soon as possible.